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Ebonite bas-relief sculpture * depicting a woman dressed in the antique (probably a vestal) elongated and leaning on a flower vase, with two birds at her side; she holds with the other hand a garland of flowers with a cherub or Cupid, Napoleon III nineteenth century.
This sculpture is in good condition.
A note: some small accidents and lack of ebonite (see red arrows), some slight scratches and wear of time, see photos.
Charles Goodyear obtained ebonite in 1839 by subjecting natural rubber to a prolonged (and extreme) vulcanization process. Its color close to that of ebony is at the origin of its name. Her brother Nelson Goodyear patented and marketed it in 1851.
